Grants

223 W Alder Building Renovation

Project Update & Pictures
(May 6, 2014)

We're moved and settled in! The pictures
are hung and we ready for business. See the whole process from start
to finish in the
attached
slide show.

On March 27th we held an Open House with a great turn out. Staff
provided the refreshments and gave tours of the new space.

Moving date has been set! We will be
moving on Monday and Tuesday, February 3 & 4. The space is being
cleaned and ready for the final walk through to fix any blemishes.

Glass at the top of the cubicle walls is in place and the cubicle doors
will be going up soon. There is still some painting to be done.
The cabinetry guy should be arriving today to start installing cabinets in
the kitchen and hallway. The hall lights and the main entry light are
up and look good. The front door and the window at the top of the
north wall should be installed soon. Carpet is due to be installed the
4th week of January we the move date is pushed out to the first week of
February.

The fire rated windows on the east of the building are being installed.
The interior painting has been completed. Doors to restrooms, closets,
and offices are almost installed along with the light fixtures. Now
that NW Energy has done their inspection for moving the power box, work can
progress in the large conference room. (Pictures will be posted later
this week).

Window glass is being installed and the interior roof has been painted.
The heating ducts are in the process of being painted (see 3rd picture from
left below). Drywall
continues to be installed. The project is on schedule with the
anticipated move date somewhere mid-January to the end of January.

Why is GCP moving?

When the Office and Planning and Grants was split between the city and
county, grants became its own department (Grants and Community Programs).
There was a problem - where would the new grants department reside?
Options were considered and the decision was made to remodel the building at
223 W. Alder that used to house the County Print Shop (formerly Blue Star
Tent and Awning).

Construction started in late August 2013 and proceeded at a fast pace;
most of the time being ahead of schedule. When this project started it
was anticipated that GCP could move sometime the end of February or
beginning of March 2014.

Pictures below were taken late October 2013 of the interior before the
drywall went up. Most of the framing was done at this point.